ArtOfficial - Big City Bright Lights

Producer: ArtOfficial

Album: Stranger

Label: Unsigned

The most underappreciated form of hip-hop performance is rapping accompanied by live instrumentation. The Roots excepted, not many artists are fond of using real instruments in the creation and performance of their work. Newcomers ArtOfficial, however, seem to embody the exception to this rule. Stepping onto the scene with their album Fist Fights and Foot Races, which peaked at #4 on the Japanese Tower Records charts, the sextet finished in third place at this year’s Lollapalooza’s ‘Last Band Standing’ competition. On Big City Bright Lights, a song from their previously-released Stranger EP, emcees Newsense and Logics rap over a jazzy, big-band sound that simply could not be duplicated with synthesizers and 808 loops. Thanks to the musical contributions of keyboardist Danny Perez, drummer Manny Patino, bassist Ralf Valencia, and saxophonist Keith Cooper, ArtOfficial has a rather real edge on their competition.

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DJ Arpeezy DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 91	Rating: DJ Arpeezy's Top Rated Songs a very roots like feel. i wonder why. diggin the vibe though
	Posted on Dec 17, 2008

BDF44 Tastemaker Total Ratings: 2281	Rating: BDF44's Top Rated Songs I like them horns! Sounds good to me. Live music is like fresh air, hard to find in these times.
	Posted on Dec 17, 2008

croatia DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 192	Rating: croatia's Top Rated Songs they are still unsigned??
	Posted on Dec 17, 2008

UnLucky DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 237	Rating: UnLucky's Top Rated Songs I could feel this alot! There flows are good and production is nice.Ill give it a banger.
	Posted on Dec 17, 2008

TimSkyHi DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 8	Rating: TimSkyHi's Top Rated Songs This reminds me of gym class heroes and busta rhymes over jazz music lol. but im feeling it
	Posted on Dec 17, 2008

PattyPatty85 Tastemaker Total Ratings: 3212	Rating: PattyPatty85's Top Rated Songs Not my type of song. I'm feelin their flows but not the production at all!
	Posted on Dec 17, 2008

ranejane DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 113	Rating: ranejane's Top Rated Songs haha the begininng had me messed up for a sec. i was like "they cant get a lil better quality???" this is sumthin i could get into. id love to see em live tho. the saxophone sounds really nice.
	Posted on Dec 17, 2008

DJ Gravytrain DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 13	Rating: DJ Gravytrain's Top Rated Songs This is right up my alley.
	Posted on Dec 17, 2008

LAMELEON Tastemaker Total Ratings: 312	Rating: LAMELEON's Top Rated Songs this is straight up art show music..(snaps fingers) pour me some more sweet tea fargo, im just lovin this right now. you can find me in the lounge bumpin this. like the homies say..this thing is jammin..no pete rockwell but mr.lame..signing off
	Posted on Dec 17, 2008

~WOW~ DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 1467	Rating: ~WOW~'s Top Rated Songs Wow this production is horrible to me!!!! AHHHHH TURN IT OFF! ok. I did. However, just cause the beat and everything sucked doesn't mean that they didn't have good flows- they did. So I'm not a COMPLETE hater on the song but my rating is going to seem like I am. I think it's OK- a 1.5- but imma rate down cause I can't stand it and I won't listen to it ever again.
	Posted on Dec 18, 2008

FredRico Tastemaker Total Ratings: 1309	Rating: FredRico's Top Rated Songs Nice live feel! Decent rapping! Good alternative!
	Posted on Dec 18, 2008